After Ashes thrashing, which county players could break into England's Test team?

The Ashes are over. England's hopes of winning in Australia must wait for another four years.

With the inquest into another huge defeat under way, we asked a group of players — those still involved in or recently retired from county cricket — to pick the stand-out players who could break into the England Test team.

Former England bowler Harry Gurney: Joe Clarke is the best player I can think of currently in county cricket that is yet to pull on an England shirt. He already has the hallmarks of being a world-class player, he just hasn't pulled on the Three Lions yet.

He could play for England over the next three or four years unless he goes down the franchise route, which he is more than able to do — he's a good enough T20 player.

His game is well-rounded for all of the formats. If we're talking Test cricket, he has scored runs in the County Championship and has all the tools to be successful at international level.

I'd like to see him given an opportunity, but he needs to go and bash out hundreds in the Championship this season. The selectors need to have a good look at him because he's a hell of a batter.

Former Australia batter and ex-Middlesex coach Stuart Law: Saqib Mahmood has sheer pace and Jordan Cox, a wicketkeeper-batter at Kent, is one to keep an eye on.

A real dark horse for me would be a guy like Phil Salt. At the top of the order he's pretty brash about the way he goes about his cricket, a super-confident guy.

He's moved from Sussex to Lancashire, so will now be playing on a pitch that has pace and bounce, and will take some spin later in Championship matches.

That will develop his game even further and he should only get better from now on.

Former England all-rounder Ravi Bopara: Mason Crane played one Test on the